5. A Sneaky Plan

As Kirsty, Rachel, and Crystal watched, the goblin sneezed loudly. "A-CCCH-O-O-O!" When the goblin sneezed, a shower of ice cubes clattered to the floor. They began to melt, leaving behind little puddles of water. "The goblin doesn't know how to use the magic feather properly," Crystal whispered.

在科斯蒂、瑞秋和克里斯托的注视下，妖精大声地打了个喷嚏。 “A-CCCH-O-O-O !”妖精打了个喷嚏，一团冰块哗啦哗啦地落在地上。 它们开始融化，留下一些小水坑。 “妖精不知道如何正确使用魔法羽毛。”

Kirsty and Rachel were a little frightened. Because of Jack Frost's spell, the goblin was now pretty big. He looked very scary with his mean face, pointed ears, and big, flat feet. The goblin huddled closer to the fire. He was grumbling and rubbing his toes. "I'm so cold," he moaned. "And my feet hurt!" Crystal smiled. "Goblins hate to have cold feet!" she murmured. "How are we going to get the feather back?" asked Kirsty. "Let's fly around the house and look for a way in," Rachel suggested. They flew around, checking all the windows and doors. But everything was locked. They could still hear the goblin muttering about his cold feet.

柯斯蒂和瑞秋有点害怕。 由于杰克·弗罗斯特的咒语，小妖精现在变得相当大了。 他的脸很难看，耳朵很尖，脚又大又平，看起来很吓人。 妖精向火堆挤得更近了。 他一边抱怨一边揉着脚趾。 “我好冷，”他呻吟道。“我的脚也疼！”水晶笑了。 “半兽人最讨厌临阵退缩！” “我们怎么把羽毛拿回来呢？”柯斯蒂问。 “我们绕着房子飞一圈，想办法进去。”瑞秋建议道。 他们到处飞，检查所有的门窗。 但一切都被锁上了。 他们还能听到妖精在抱怨他的脚冷。

Kirsty grinned. "I have an idea!" she said. "Dad just decided to give away a pair of slippers that were too small for him. If I wrap them up in a box, I can deliver the package to the goblin. Then he'll open the door for us, and we can get inside." "Perfect!" Crystal agreed, as her wand fizzed sparkly snowflakes. "The goblin won't be able to resist a present. And if Rachel and I hide inside the box, maybe we can get the feather back."

斯蒂咧嘴一笑。“我有个主意！”她说。 “爸爸决定送人一双他穿太小的拖鞋。 如果我把它们包在盒子里，我就可以把包裹交给妖精。 然后他会给我们开门，我们就可以进去了。” “完美!”克里斯托同意了，她的魔杖吹出了闪闪发光的雪花。 “妖精是不会拒绝礼物的。 如果瑞秋和我藏在盒子里，也许我们能把羽毛拿回来。”

Quickly, they all flew back to the Tates' house. With a wave of her wand, Crystal turned Kirsty human-sized again. Then she and Rachel hid inside Kirsty's pockets. Kirsty let herself quietly into the house and found the slippers, which her dad had put in a pile to give away. Then she wrapped the slippers in lots of tissue paper and put them in a shoe box. "You can come out now," she whispered to Crystal and Rachel. Luckily, all the parents were chatting with Mrs. Fordham in the living

很快，他们都飞回了塔特家。 克里斯托一挥魔杖，把科斯蒂变成了真人大小。 然后她和瑞秋躲进了科斯蒂的口袋里。 科斯蒂悄悄走进屋子，找到了那双拖鞋，她爸爸把它堆在一起准备送人。 然后她用很多薄纸把拖鞋包起来，放进一个鞋盒里。 “你们现在可以出来了，”她小声对克里斯托和瑞秋说。 幸运的是，所有的家长都在客厅和福德汉姆太太聊天

room, and hadn't heard a thing. Crystal and Rachel flew into the shoe box and hid under the tissue paper. Kirsty popped the lid back on the box and wrapped it neatly in brown paper. Then she set off again for Willow Hill. She couldn't fly up the hill with the package, so she had to walk. By the time she reached Willow Cottage, Kirsty was out of breath and wet with snow. "We're here," she said quietly to Crystal and Rachel. Then she took a deep breath, knocked on the door, and waited.

房间里，什么也没听到。 克里斯托尔和瑞秋飞进鞋盒，躲在薄纸下面。 柯斯蒂把盒盖打开，用牛皮纸把它包得整整齐齐。 然后她又动身去柳树山。 她不能带着包裹飞上山，所以她不得不走路。 当她到达柳树小屋时，科斯蒂已经上气不接下气，浑身都是雪。 “我们在这里，”她平静地对克里斯托和瑞秋说。 然后她深吸了一口气，敲了敲门，等着。

There was no reply. Kirsty knocked again. "Delivery!" she called. "Go away!" the goblin shouted. Kirsty tried again. "Some nice warm slippers for Mr. Goblin!" she said loudly. This time the door opened, just a crack. Kirsty held the package out. The door opened wider, and a bony hand shot out and grabbed the box.

没有回答。柯斯蒂又敲了敲门。 “送货！”她喊道。“走开！”妖精喊道。 科斯蒂又试了一次。“给妖精先生买一双又暖和又漂亮的拖鞋！”她大声说。 这次门开了，只开了一条缝。 柯斯蒂把包裹递了出去。 门开得更大了，一只瘦骨嶙峋的手伸出来抓住了盒子。